Hello everyone, What do we look for from an epilogue? We like to find out how any remaining loose ends are resolved, and we like to find out how characters we have grown to care about (or not) end up. But above everything else, we just want a satisfying and fulfilling conclusion to the story. … Continue reading A Very Happy Epilogue
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Engaging with Authors
Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend, and that the weather where you are is just as perfect for outdoor reading and relaxing as it is here. Today I wanted to talk about how we as readers and book fanatics interact with authors. Twitter has made a massive difference in enabling … Continue reading Engaging with Authors
Do Likeable Characters Help Make Better Books?
This is a question that has been on my mind for several days. Are books more enjoyable to read when the main characters or narrators are likeable? I have had a lot of tangled thoughts on this, so I should probably get them down and write some kind of analysis! For most of the books … Continue reading Do Likeable Characters Help Make Better Books?
A Classic Read
At the beginning of the year I set myself the target of reading 45 books in 2018, and so far I am progressing really well. I am prioritising reading like never before! So much so that I have sacrificed some interesting television, some of my less important writing, and a little bit of my already … Continue reading A Classic Read
My Reading Target Rules
This is the first year where I have set myself a reading target. I thought long and hard before choosing how many books I would try and get through in 2018, knowing that whatever number I decided on would be the most books I would try to read in a single year. At first I … Continue reading My Reading Target Rules
Author Analysis – John Green
A few days ago I finished reading An Abundance of Katherines, the third book I have read by John Green. It took me a long time to actually get started on his work, but ever since I have he has become one of my top authors. Whenever I read a book by John Green, it acts … Continue reading Author Analysis – John Green
How a Kindle has changed my Christmas
Back in September, a week before I left my apprenticeship role to take up my first permanent position, my colleagues threw me a surprise leaving party. A corporate style lunch was all laid out, and a healthy gathering of staff and students, who I had come to know and admire over the space of two … Continue reading How a Kindle has changed my Christmas
Film Adaptation Review – The Girl On The Train
As someone who likes reading as much as I do, it took me a frighteningly long time to get round to starting on The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, the novel which - perhaps more than any other in the last decade - has become a total phenomenon. It's now the archetypal psychological thriller, … Continue reading Film Adaptation Review – The Girl On The Train
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